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Close up and intimate

Posted on October 27, 2012 by amindfullife

Being deeply loved… gives you strength, loving deeply gives you courage. Lao Tzu   Those of us who work in the field of paediatric palliative medicine often have the experience that children with terminal illness, close to death, wait for … Continue reading →

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Stepping on landmines

Posted on October 17, 2012 by amindfullife

When war ends, when a surrendering of sorts comes into effect, there is always a time of assessing, gathering, integrating, rebuilding, and finding a way to move forward, to live back into our every day lives.  Sometimes this war has … Continue reading →

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When the Other shows up

Posted on September 30, 2012 by amindfullife

At times I wonder at and am disturbed deeply by our human capacity to not care for each other in this world of ours.  I marvel at our ability, as carers, to disengage our empathy monitor and seemingly able to … Continue reading →

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Know your ripples

Posted on September 25, 2012 by amindfullife

How well do you know the ripples of your life?  Have you paid any attention to them?  How curious are you about the tides that continue to flow and ripple?  The ripples that have gently, and at times not so … Continue reading →

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Whose mountain are you living?

Posted on September 20, 2012 by amindfullife

Perhaps having spent this week in the shadow of The Mountain, it is apt to reflect on mountains.  If you have never been to Cape Town this should definitely be on your list of destinations to visit.  And if you … Continue reading →

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Vast ocean of I don’t know

Posted on September 15, 2012 by amindfullife

When I embarked on this journey of befriending the world of I don’t know I had no idea how deep or vast this ocean would be.  If I had known, that after more than ten years (well, maybe a life … Continue reading →

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Trust in the difficult

Posted on September 10, 2012 by amindfullife

So today these are definitely just musings.  Musings of something I have little experience with other than my personal, and cannot give any specific advice about. I am just musing about that which is here.  For me.  Right now.  I … Continue reading →

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Dreams of a Dung Beetle

Posted on September 8, 2012 by amindfullife

If you have been to one of my presentations these past few years you will recognise this photo.  I use it constantly and like to tell the story of the dung beetle, a scarab.  How it finds a nurturing environment … Continue reading →

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